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14 years ago @ Speed:Sport:Life - Rich Corinthian Leathe... · 0 replies · +1 points

Funny you mention splinter in the anus, because your posts make me think that you're butthurt.

14 years ago @ Speed:Sport:Life - Rich Corinthian Leathe... · 1 reply · +1 points

I applaud you for a well-written and reasoned response (unlike those of most of your compatriots), though I find myself taken aback by your personal attack against the author, which works against an otherwise solid comment: claiming to be his "Daddy" was totally uncalled for.

14 years ago @ Speed:Sport:Life - 2009 LA Auto Show - 20... · 0 replies · +2 points

I was at the US model reveal last night and am told an Ecoboost 1.4L turbo 4 model is in the works.

Really liking the car... must decide on a model.

14 years ago @ Speed:Sport:Life - Video: Bugatti Veyron ... · 0 replies · +1 points

I also note that he dropped his cell phone during the incident. I have to wonder what the real distraction was.

14 years ago @ Speed:Sport:Life - Avoidable Contact #28:... · 0 replies · +1 points

Seconded.

Jack, I wish I had even 1/10th of your talent.

14 years ago @ Speed:Sport:Life - Avoidable Contact #27:... · 0 replies · +1 points

This sums up almost exactly how I feel about current Japanese offerings.

When I was growing up, my mother was the owner of a 1978 Honda Civic CVCC, which parted us in August of '86 to make way for a new Camry. It was this Camry in which I learned to drive, and subsequently earned my driver's license at the age of 19. She did not leave us until the summer of 2001, at nearly 250,000 miles, following my purchase of a 1990 Corolla GT-S and my mother's purchase of a 2000 Camry LE.

Having done quite a bit of driving in my mom's 2000 Camry, I know firsthand how soft the Camry as become. It does most things well, but nothing exceptionally; completely devoid of... really, any traits that would endear it to anyone. Even its flaws are annoying rather than charming. They're a dime a dozen, and there is nothing special about them.

In my mind, the hero of the line is the first-generation (though the third-gen ranks a close second), and it warms my heart every time I see one out on the road. It takes me back to a time when Japanese automakers made cars that were obviously Japanese, and weren't the slightest bit ashamed or afraid to do so.

14 years ago @ Speed:Sport:Life - Promises To Keep: Adve... · 0 replies · +1 points

This article sums up pretty much exactly how I feel about my beloved Corolla (although she will see track duty in her life).

Great article, Cherise. Welcome to S:S:L. *thumbs up*

14 years ago @ Speed:Sport:Life - Road Tested: 2009 Mazd... · 0 replies · +1 points

Strike up another tally marker under "Loving That Curb Weight."

I'd also like to note that I myself would prefer either traditional lock and key or plastic twist knob to pushing a start/stop button. I'm old school - I like there to be a (presumably) mechanical link between what I do in the cockpit and what the car does.

14 years ago @ Speed:Sport:Life - We Now Return To Our R... · 0 replies · +1 points

Long time reader, third (?) time commenter, first time with a login.

I count nine other readers on this post, so I guess this makes me Loyal Reader #10.

Welcome back, S:S:L. Congrats to the Baruths on the new arrival, and to Zerin & Co. for the impending nuptials.

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